34 31 181 Removing and installing/replacing expansion tank for hydraulic brake actuation
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Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Read and comply with GENERAL INFORMATION .
- Extract brake fluid out of expansion tank. Use a suction bottle used exclusively for drawing off brake fluid.
Do not reuse drawn out brake fluid.
If necessary, pull off supply hose of clutch hydraulic system if necessary.
Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.
Release screw (2).
Pull expansion tank in direction of arrow vertically out of brake master cylinder.
IMPORTANT:
Check rubber plug in brake master cylinder for damage and replace if necessary.
Push the expansion tank vertically onto the master brake cylinder.
After installation:
- Bleed BRAKING SYSTEM